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MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA MYRTLEBEACHONLINECOM I APRIL 19 2007 Supreme Court backs partial-birth abortion ban Warning signs began months before attacks School tried to commit gunman after 2005 stalking accusations By Shaila Dewan and Marc Santora The New York Times By Tom Mumay The Ntum Online Go to Myrtlolaseh OnUnexom for more coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings Including brief biographies of some of the victims Inside Myrtle Beach resident Ambita Ritter racalb Cho Seung-Hui whom she shared school bus with while attending high school outside Washington DC I Page Myrtle Beach High School's Bruce Taylor said he stiti plans on attending Virginia Tech on a football scholarship following his senior year with the Seahawks PagoM Over the past three days the Rev Alexander Evans has spent his time at Virginia Tsch helping those closest to the killings of the 32 university students and faculty members Pago Law affect right to end pregnancy 5-4 decision says Belinda Gram (left) gate a hug from naphaw Hivera Green at the Myrtle Boocfi International Airport on Wednesday Ha Is a Virginia Tech student wtio wae near the shootings Student home to relax after nearby shootings By Aliana Ramos Hivera Green and his aunt The Sun News Belinda Green broke out in matching grins His homecom-Two days after the shoot- ing marked the end of an ings at Virginia Tech Univer- ordeal that began Monday sity sophomore Hivera Green when a 23-year-old Virginia strode through the gates of Tech student opened fire on Myrtle Beach International the second floor of the Airport Wednesday and into the arms of his aunt See GREEN Page 6A BLACKSBURG Vs Campus authorities were aware 17 months ago of the troubled mental state of the student who shot and lolled 82 people at the Virginia Tech on Monday morning an imbalance that was graphically on display in vengeful videos and a manifesto he mailed to NBC News during a two-hour lull between two sets of shootings "You have vandalized my heart raped my soul and torched my conscience" Cho Seung-Hui said in one of the videos mailed to NBC shortly before he shot up a classroom building and committed suicide "Thanks to you I die like Jesus Christ to inspire generations of the weak and the defenseless people" NBC which received the multimedia package on Wednesday and quickly turned it over to authorities broadcast excerpts from the videos on its Nightly News See SHOOTINGS Page 6A HARD ROCK THEME PARK By Mark Sherman The Associated Press Washington The Supreme Court gave anti-abortion forces a landmark victory Wednesday in a 5-4 decision that bans a controversial abortion procedure nationwide and sets the stage for further restrictions It was a long-awaited and resounding win that abortion opponents had hoped to gain from a court pushed to the right by President appointees For the firBt time since the court established a right to an abortion in 1978 the justices said the Constitution permits a nationwide prohibition on a specific abortion method The liberal justices in dissent said the ruling chipped away at abortion rights The 5-4 decision written by Justice Anthony Kennedy said the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act that Congress passed and Bush signed into law in 2003 does not violate a woman's constitutional right to an abortion The two newest members of the court Bush appointees Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito joined Kennedy Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas in voting to uphold the federal ban The liberal wing of the court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg John Paid Stevens David Souter and Stephen Breyer wanted to strike down the ban as unconstitutional The law is constitutional despite not containing an exception that would allow the procedure if needed to preserve a health Kennedy Mid- law need not give abortion doctors unfettered choice in the course of their medical he wrote in the Senators words f' am extremely pleased that the Supreme Court today upheid the federal ban on the barbaric practice of partial-birth abortion This 7 decision a significant step i towards fostering a culture '-A that respects Rfe and I will continue working forth day when al Rfe recognized as i valuable" V'i -Sea Elizabeth Dole R-fiC i- decision was a hard-fought and long- vH overdue victory which reflects the wB of the 7 American peopia While -7 Americans nbjy be Abided on -) abortion potcy in the early stages of pregnancy limiting 7 abortion in the last months i overwhelmingly A U5 Sea Lindsey Graham! 71 applaud the Court for this important ruling on partial birth abortion It upholds the wOi of the American people and confirms the ban on this I horrible abortion procedure rwe must continue to work as a nation to preserve and protect ail life at every stage not end it so young and so brutaRy" -UA Seri Jim DeMnt R-SC s- vs Photo ry Randall Hill The 8m News Mika Boyd a student from Coastal Carolina University walks through tho vortax timnal at tha Hard Rock Park Backstage Tour which opanad Wednesday in Myrtle Boach The tour offers a praviaw of tha finished park sat to open In about a year Guests give park a whirl See ABORTION Page 6A A L0 MAKIN 11 -W Online Go to MyrtMeachOntinexom for a video tour of how the pack will look as weR as more photos from the Hard Rock Park preview center opening This story was first reported on MyrtlolaachOnnnocotn at 11:18 am The park's zones The park wiN have zones catering to different genres: loch AM Heaven Explores the feelings and motions the music" including the influences and the legends British Invasion Celebrates rack ral English-styie The look and feel of London creates a backdrop to explore rack's most influential artists and musical genres Lost In the 70s An indoor mall featuring the 70s genres of punk dbco and glam Bom In the USA Salutes the birthplace and pot of rock Cad Country The music of the South Inside For more details on the Hard Rock Park see Page SA Visitors preview planned attractions By Dawn Bryant there" Hopkins said are The Sun News really glad to see something like this come to Myrtle With the hit The park will have what House" blaring Ed expect to see for a mjor theme Hopkins stood on a purple shag park with a rock roll twist: carpet taking in all that the a Led Zeppelin-themed roller Hard Rock Park will be coaster a awing ride a Like any die-hard groupies pery When splashy Hopkins and Ken McMichael suspended coaster a 15-foot camera in hand showed up an twirling blacklight poster of a hour before the guitar-handle mushroom (touted as the doors swung open on the park's largest) a live country preview center to show the first theater show performed on ice glimpse of what the much skates a pub restaurants and a talked-about park will hold shake rattle and roller coaster waited so long you just kind of wait to get See PARK Page 10A 169 slain In Baghdad attacks Bombs ravaged Baghdad in five horrific explosions aimed mainly at Shiite crowds Wednesday lulling at least 169 people in the deadliest day in the capital since the UA-ied security plan for the city took effect two months ago Pago 4A Donna Vanalstyno of Mobano NC tips har foot In a vldoo pond at tho Hard Rock Park BackstagaTour INSIDE Comlca 1 6-7D Crosswords 1 6D 4E Mckaltoday 1 8C ObituarlM 1 7C Scoreboard 1 9B Television 1 8D Voi 57 NaUe 2007 Sun Publishing Co rrj Ur I.